West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with voters from her Bhabanipur constituency whose names were allegedly deleted from the electoral rolls. File photo: X/@AITCofficial
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (April 7,2026) alleged that names of people belonging to specific communities were deleted from the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter rolls in the State.
Addressing a rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district, Ms. Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will stand by those whose names were excluded from the voter rolls, following the SIR exercise.
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According to latest Election Commission data, nearly 91 lakh voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls in West Bengal after the SIR process.
Ms. Banerjee claimed that following her intervention in the Supreme Court, around 32 lakh names out of nearly 60 lakh cases under ‘adjudication’ had been restored.
“Names were being removed from official records by targeting specific communities,” the CM alleged.
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases – on April 23 and April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
Published – April 07, 2026 02:08 pm IST
